jQuery 1.6.4 Released (A Minor Release)—
John Resig has unveiled jQuery 1.6.4 but notes it's a 'minor point release' and that they're 'releasing it to fix a couple of issues that came up during the release of jQuery 1.6.3.'

Node v0.5.6 (unstable) Released—
The latest 'unstable' development release of Node is out. The big deal this time is the new 'libuv' backend (a new network and events layer) has been enabled as default so you might want to run some tests on your code for future compatibility.

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Google and the Future of JavaScript—
Google is tipped to soon reveal a new language called Dart that it's pitching against JavaScript. In advance of this, Googler Alex Russell notes that Google 'is absolutely committed to making JavaScript better' and points to some of the wider issues involved.

The creator of JavaScript talks about the future of JavaScript, how the ECMA standards committee works, and what he thinks about Google's forthcoming 'Dash' language which Google may be pitting directly against JavaScript. You can watch his talk in a video or just read his fine summary.

JavaScript is Not Web Assembly—
A common theme recently has been that JavaScript is the 'x86 of the Web'. That is, JS is a common base language others can compile too and then 'run anywhere'. But Isaac Schlueter doesn't think the comparison makes sense.

The ECMAScript Support Matrix—
Started in 2005 but still frequently updated, the ECMAScript 'Support Matrix' is a giant table of extended core language features in ECMAScript and JavaScript implementations along with which implementations and versions support them. (The V8 column seems a little out of date though..)

stream.js: A Lazy Evaluated Stream Data Structure—
Streams, as implemented with stream.js, are an easy to use data structure similar to arrays and linked lists but which are lazily evaluated so streams may, in fact, be infinite in 'length.' Lots of example code to enjoy here.

JS2Coffee: Convert JavaScript Code to CoffeeScript—
JS2Coffee is like the opposite of CoffeeScript's compiler; it converts JavaScript into CoffeeScript! It's designed to help you migrate projects to CoffeeScript. We've linked it before but it's had a significant update.

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